Congratulations Chuck! After careful consideration of nearly 250 entries, our esteemed panel of judges selected Charles's stunning photo of the Schooner Heritage leading the way ahead of Schooner Stephen Taber as our First Prize overall winner.

The prize? A complimentary windjammer cruise of course! Well done Chuck!

credit: Dale Daily

Second Place Overall Winner goes to Dale Daily for his gorgeous sunset photograph taken during the WoodenBoat Sail-In in Brooklin this fall.

credit: Faith Hague

Holbrook Island

Our Third Place Winner is Faith Hague for her image entitled, "Holbrook Island" which captures the Ketch Angelique on a beautiful misty morning.

credit: Curt Watts

Ghost Fleet

Fourth Prize goes to Curt Watts for his black and white "Ghost Fleet" image of many of our windjammers drifting on the Bay.

FRED'S FAVORITES
Fred LeBlanc, photographer extraordinaire, has been sailing aboard Maine's windjammers for more than a decade, capturing the beauty and power of these majestic vessels. We asked Fred to review nearly 250 contest entries and to select his top three images. He gave us four!

credit: Marc Henauer

American Eagle

Fred's Favorites, First PlaceAmerican Eagle by Marc Henauer. "First Place: A different and great perspective."

credit: Don Seymour

American Eagle

Fred's Favorites, Second PlaceAmerican Eagle by Don Seymour. "Great composition with foreground, middle and background, shows great depth to the image."

credit: Charles Durfor

Victory Chimes

Fred's Favorites, Third PlaceVictory Chimes by Charles Durfor. "Nice composition tells a story as the Chimes charges past the lighthouse viewers."

credit: Tracy Sheppard

Plain Jane

Fred's Favorites, Fourth PlacePlain Jane by Tracy Sheppard. "Wish I made this image-it has a great mood and leaves the viewer wanting to know more of the story."

FOOD CATEGORY WINNERS
Whether it's the extra touches like shortcake topped with chocolate-covered strawberries or special mood-lighting on those late-fall cruises, everyone can agree that our crews work magic in the galley!

credit: Kathryn Phair

Food Line

credit: Ellen J. Keiter

Jack-o-Lanterns

PEOPLE CATEGORY WINNERS
Always a tough category, we chose two winning photographs that capture the joy of windjamming.albeit in two very different ways!

credit: Patricia Campbell

Shoretime

credit: Gareth Goodchild

Yawlboat

APRÈS SAIL CATEGORY WINNERS
As everyone knows, a windjammer vacation is not always about sailing a windjammer. To honor some of our favorite après sail activities, we selected Richard Loehr's photo of a sunset rower and "Lobster Bake Transportation" by Pat Weiss. Even after a full day's sail, our guests want more time to explore in little boats!

credit: Richard Loehr

Sunset Rower

credit: Pat Weiss

LB Transportation

BEST FEET CATEGORY WINNER

Bet you didn't know our judges covered this category! Congrats to MB Rolfe for her winning "Ah, the Life" photo! It certainly captures that moment of pure relaxation!

credit: MB Rolfe

Ah, the Life

END OF THE DAY CATEGORY WINNERS
Given the gorgeous weather we had this past summer, it's no surprise we had tons of beautiful sunset entries. Here are two images that deserve special recognition:

credit: Janina Joiner

Hanging Out

credit: Charles Durfor

Camden Harbor Fireworks

CAPTAIN'S FAVORITES
Honoring the adage that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," the Captain's Favorite Category was created so each of the members in the Maine Windjammer Association could select an image of their choice. Here are this year's winners:

credit: Sean Sheppard

Captain John Foss:American Eagle

credit: Janina Joiner

Captain Dennis Gallant & Candace Kuchinski:Angelique

credit: Charles Durfor

Captains Doug & Linda Lee:Heritage

credit: Colleen Gleason

Captain Brenda Thomas:Isaac H. Evans

credit: Lee Lansinger

Captains Garth Wells & Jenny Tobin:Lewis R. French

credit: Curt Watts

Captains Barry King & Jen Martin:Mary Day

credit: Charles Durfor

Captain Noah & Jane Barnes:Stephen Taber

credit: Dan Dibble

Captains Kip Files & Paul DeGaeta: Victory Chimes

Click to view these images in a slideshow and stay tuned for details on how to download our complimentary screen saver featuring all of these award-winning photos. On behalf of the Maine Windjammer Association, we want to thank everyone who participated in this year's Photo Contest. We look forward to launching our 7th annual Photo Contest next spring.